Rick.a
New Member
Last fall when I pulled the drop pipe from my shallow well (Jet pump, 15 ft suction line) I noticed a very small hole in the side of the foot valve body that squirted water from above the closed valve when I lifted out the poly pipe filled with water. This is undoubtedly what was causing the very, very slow loss of pressure that we were experiencing.
Did the valve come this way? Or did someone drill this hole to cause the system to drain itself down to the water level to prevent freezing in the winter? I shut the system down for the winter cause it is a summer only place, but the prior owner was wintering over for a few years.
And if this hole is for "auto-draining" the drop pipe, should I just leave it alone and trust it to drain the pipe, or should I continue to pull the pipe each fall? And if I let the hole drain the drop pipe, will it also drain the pump (1/2 HP Goulds jet), or will I need to continue to pull the plugs from the pump?
Did the valve come this way? Or did someone drill this hole to cause the system to drain itself down to the water level to prevent freezing in the winter? I shut the system down for the winter cause it is a summer only place, but the prior owner was wintering over for a few years.
And if this hole is for "auto-draining" the drop pipe, should I just leave it alone and trust it to drain the pipe, or should I continue to pull the pipe each fall? And if I let the hole drain the drop pipe, will it also drain the pump (1/2 HP Goulds jet), or will I need to continue to pull the plugs from the pump?